Thesaurus results for CADAVER

cadaver

noun

kə-ˈda-vər

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as in corpse

a dead body medical students who train by using cadavers

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Recent Examples of cadaver More than 300 students would pack this theater to watch professors dissect human cadavers – mostly bodies of criminals from another town. —

Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026 There’s immortality entwined with property acquisition and cadaver dating apps and more than one magical or intergalactic heist! —

Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026 The team approached the problem by taking samples of organs from cadavers and dissolving them, removing presumably normal tissue and leaving behind a residue of what might be plastic. —

F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025 Ted is an incredible writer who, as a cadaver dog handler, is also very knowledgeable about the search process. —

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corpse

Noun

That same day, Maxwell Anderson was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and arson.

— Lauren A. White, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Behold his corpse presented in front of two enormous piles of bottles, as green and resplendent as Christmas trees.

— Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026